Description
These 30-Minute Mediterranean Chicken Bowls are a vibrant, flavorful meal featuring spiced ground chicken, a creamy spicy roasted red pepper feta dip, tender rice, roasted chickpeas, fresh cucumbers, and pickled red onions. Garnished with crumbled feta, fresh herbs, and a drizzle of olive oil, they’re perfect for a quick and satisfying Mediterranean-inspired dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
Spiced Ground Chicken
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 pound ground chicken (or turkey, beef, or lamb)
- ½ medium to large yellow onion, finely diced
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
For Serving
- ½ batch Spicy Roasted Red Pepper Feta Dip
- 2 cups cooked rice (jasmine or brown rice recommended)
- 1 cup roasted chickpeas (or rinsed and drained regular chickpeas)
- 4 Persian cucumbers, halved lengthwise and sliced
- Pickled red onion, as desired
- Warm torn pita bread, for scooping
Garnish
- Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
- Extra crumbled feta cheese
- Fresh mint leaves
- Fresh chopped parsley
Instructions
- Prepare the Spicy Roasted Red Pepper Feta Sauce: Make the sauce according to its recipe and reserve half of the batch for these bowls. Save the rest for snacking or other meals.
- Cook the Chicken: Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add diced onions and sauté for 3 to 5 minutes until softened. Push onions to the edges, add ground chicken, and break it apart with a wooden spoon or meat masher, mixing the onions through. Season the chicken with salt, garlic powder, cumin, oregano, paprika, turmeric, thyme, and freshly ground black pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the meat is fully cooked and no longer pink, about 5 to 7 minutes.
- Assemble the Bowls: Spoon a generous portion of the feta sauce onto one side of a shallow bowl. Add ½ cup of cooked rice on the other side. Top the rice with ¼ cup of roasted chickpeas overlapping part of the feta sauce. Place a scoop of the spiced ground chicken in the center. Add sliced cucumbers and pickled red onions on top. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with crumbled feta, fresh mint leaves, and chopped parsley.
- Serve: Accompany the bowls with warm torn pita bread for scooping and enjoy this flavorful, wholesome Mediterranean meal.
Notes
- Ground turkey, beef, or lamb can be substituted for the ground chicken depending on preference.
- Use jasmine rice for a more aromatic flavor or brown rice for added fiber and nutrition.
- Roasted chickpeas add a nice crunch, but regular chickpeas work well too.
- Pickled red onions can be purchased or made ahead to add a tangy contrast.
- The spicy roasted red pepper feta dip can be made in advance and stored for quick meal assembly.
- Adjust spices according to your taste preferences for heat and aroma.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl (with rice, chicken, and toppings, excluding pita)
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 750mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
